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M A S T E R M I N D
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Version 1.16
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Written by: Charles A. Hardy
Member of the
Association of Shareware Professionals
Copyright 1990-1991 Expert Source Code, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.
P R O G R A M D O C U M E N T A T I O N
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Last update: September, 1991
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| Table of Contents |
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Program Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Program Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Packing List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Release and Update History. . . . . . . . . . 4
Expert Source Code, Inc. Shareware Catalog. . 5
Program Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
ASP Ombudsman Statement . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Programming Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Shareware Version Distribution. . . . . . . . 9
Trial Use (Shareware Version) Warranty. . . . 10
Registered Version ONLY Warranty. . . . . . . 10
Master Mind Documentation Page 1 of 10.
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Program Requirements:
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Master Mind requires an VGA card and monitor and a active mouse to run. It
runs in 640 X 480 X 16 VGA graphics mode and uses a mouse for all program
interaction. Master Mind requires about 350K of free disk space and about
400K of free memory (RAM) to operate. The delay at the beginning of the
program is necessary to load all of the graphics that the program uses.
NOTE: Because of this programs disk access while loading the graphics files
(especially during the introduction) it is recommended that you run
it from a hard disk. This will drastically cut the delay at the
beginning of the program.
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Program Description:
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Master Mind is the clasic game of logic and deduction. This version uses
fruit instead of the traditional colors. The object of the game is to guess
which pieces of fruit goes in which position. The player can choose to
guess at 5 to 7 positions from 5 to 9 pieces of fruit with or without mult-
iple pieces of the same kind of fruit and with 3 levels of reporting. This
adds up to a tremendous variety of levels of play.
The game starts with a list of the available fruit at the bottom of the
screen and a list of blank boxes for fill just above that. To select a
fruit just click on the box containing that fruit and that box will be
highlighted. Once a box is highlighted you may place that piece of fruit
by clicking with the left button in the space you want it in (Clicking with
the right button will erase anything in that box). If Multiple is on then
you will be able to place a single piece of fruit in as many boxes as you
like. If not then you can only but it in one box (if you want to move it
then you must first remove the one already placed by clicking on it with
the right button).
Once all of the positions are filled the OK button will light up. At this
point changes can still be made. When all changes have been made then
clicking on the OK button will tell you how many pieces you got right
(according to your level of difficultly) and clear the guessing area to get
ready for another try.
There are three levels of reporting in Master Mind:
* Level 1 - The correct pieces of fruit are placed in the guessed
positions and the ones (if any) in the right position
are highlighted. This lets you know which fruit are
correct and which are in the right position.
Master Mind Documentation Page 2 of 10.
* Level 2 - The correct pieces of fruit are displayed from left to
right in random order and a numbers will appear in front
of the guesses to tell you how many are in the right
positions. This lets you know which pieces of fruit are
correct (but not what position they are in if you are
playing with multiples ON) and how many are in the right
position.
* Level 3 - Master Mind displays a happy face marker for each correct
piece of fruit and displays a number in front of the
guesses to tell how many are in the right positions. The
happy face markers are placed in sequential order from
left to right. This lets you know how many pieces of fruit
are correct and how many are in the right position but it
doesn't tell you which fruit are the correct ones.
Master mind also contains a Hint and Answer function. The Hint function
will turn your last guess into a level one guess (letting you know which
pieces of fruit are right and which ones are in the right position). The
Answer functions will display a panel with the correct answer (this function
ends your turn and asks if you would like to play again).
Some of the features of Master Mind include:
* Super VGA graphics.
* Mouse support.
* 5 to 7 boxes to guess at.
* 5 to 9 pieces of fruit to guess from.
* Multiple pieces allowed - toggle switch.
* 3 levels of reporting.
* Shows last 20 trys on screen.
* Hint Function.
* Answer Screen.
* Sound toggle.
* On-line rules and instructions.
Master Mind Documentation Page 3 of 10.
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Packing List:
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The complete Master Mind shareware package should contain the following
files. Please ensure that each file is present. If any of these files are
missing then the package is not complete and is not sutiable for distribution
to others. The complete package may be obtained directly from Expert Source
Code, Inc. of by downloading the latest version from ESC BBS.
File Name Description of File
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MASTER.EXE - The Master Mind exectuable program file.
MASTER.DOC - The Master Mind documentation file.
MASTER.FRM - The Master Mind registration form.
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Release and Update History:
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1.00 - Initial release.
1.10 - Corrected problem with non-Microsoft mice.
1.15 - Complete rewrite of program documentation and order form. Changed
program to allow registration code updates of future shareware
versions. Changes registration reminder screen and pricing structure
and added special offer to order form.
1.16 - Fixed minor memory allocation problem.
Master Mind Documentation Page 4 of 10.
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